Horseshoe

Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington · 7,579 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (182)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

Alpine Bog Laurel (1)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Marsh Violet (2)
Viola palustris
Alpine Speedwell (2)
Veronica wormskjoldii
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum viride
American Pika (12)
Ochotona princeps
American Pinesap (12)
Monotropa hypopitys
Anderson's Aster (1)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Angel Wings (1)
Pleurocybella porrigens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (1)
Senecio triangularis
Bald Eagle (2)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Barrow's Goldeneye (1)
Bucephala islandica
Bear's Head (2)
Hericium abietis
Blueish Hydnellum (1)
Hydnellum caeruleum
Bog Buckbean (9)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Brain Mushroom (1)
Gyromitra esculenta
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Broadleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus latifolius
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Bull Elephant's-head (11)
Pedicularis groenlandica
California Black Currant (1)
Ribes bracteosum
California Polemonium (1)
Polemonium californicum
Canada Jay (3)
Perisoreus canadensis
Carolina Tassel-rue (4)
Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (6)
Callospermophilus saturatus
Cascades Frog (4)
Rana cascadae
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (1)
Poecile rufescens
Cleftleaf Groundsel (1)
Packera subnuda
Cliff Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rupicola
Clustered Collybia (1)
Connopus acervatus
Columbian Lily (1)
Lilium columbianum
Comb Hericium (1)
Hericium coralloides
Common Camassia (1)
Camassia quamash
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldeneye (1)
Bucephala clangula
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Wintergreen (6)
Chimaphila umbellata
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Delicious Milkcap (1)
Lactarius deliciosus
Devil's Tooth (1)
Hydnellum peckii
Dog Vomit Slime Mold (2)
Fuligo septica
Douglas' Spiraea (10)
Spiraea douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (2)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dyer's Polypore (2)
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Edible Thistle (1)
Cirsium edule
Engelmann Spruce (3)
Picea engelmannii
English Sundew (1)
Drosera anglica
Explorers' Gentian (10)
Gentiana calycosa
Fireweed (2)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble (4)
Rubus pedatus
Floating Pondweed (1)
Potamogeton natans
Fly Amanita (6)
Amanita muscaria
Four-line Honeysuckle (6)
Lonicera involucrata
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Glacier Fawnlily (8)
Erythronium montanum
Gnome-plant (7)
Hemitomes congestum
Goldenrod Crab Spider (3)
Misumena vatia
Gray's Lovage (1)
Ligusticum grayi
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Green-fruit Bur-reed (1)
Sparganium emersum
Ground Juniper (5)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (5)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hairy Arnica (1)
Arnica mollis
Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry (3)
Rubus lasiococcus
Hermit Warbler (1)
Setophaga occidentalis
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (7)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Jeffrey's Shootingstar (1)
Primula jeffreyi
Jelly Tooth (1)
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
King Bolete (11)
Boletus edulis
Lace Foamflower (2)
Tiarella trifoliata
Leafy Lousewort (15)
Pedicularis racemosa
Leather-leaf Saxifrage (4)
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
Lesser Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola minor
Lincoln's Sparrow (2)
Melospiza lincolnii
Lodgepole Pine (4)
Pinus contorta
Maiden's-tears (1)
Silene vulgaris
Mallard (3)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Speedwell (1)
Veronica scutellata
Marsh Valerian (3)
Valeriana sitchensis
Mertens' Rush (1)
Juncus mertensianus
Mountain Arnica (1)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Hemlock (4)
Tsuga mertensiana
Musk Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe moschata
Nashville Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Northern Red Belt (2)
Fomitopsis mounceae
One-sided Wintergreen (9)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orange Hydnellum (2)
Hydnellum aurantiacum
Orange Sponge Polypore (2)
Pycnoporellus alboluteus
Oregon Boxleaf (4)
Paxistima myrsinites
Oval-leaf Huckleberry (2)
Vaccinium ovalifolium
Pacific Bananaslug (1)
Ariolimax columbianus
Pacific Marten (2)
Martes caurina
Pacific Silver Fir (5)
Abies amabilis
Pacific Treefrog (3)
Pseudacris regilla
Pacific Wren (1)
Troglodytes pacificus
Pearly Everlasting (5)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Peppery Bolete (3)
Chalciporus piperatus
Pileated Woodpecker (1)
Dryocopus pileatus
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pink Mountain-heath (5)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Pink Wintergreen (7)
Pyrola asarifolia
Plums and Custard (2)
Tricholomopsis rutilans
Purple Cortinarius (1)
Cortinarius violaceus
Purple-staining Bearded Milkcap (1)
Lactarius repraesentaneus
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Elderberry (6)
Sambucus racemosa
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Rocky Mountain Goat (2)
Oreamnos americanus
Rose Meadowsweet (11)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Rosy Twisted-stalk (6)
Streptopus lanceolatus
Running Clubmoss (4)
Lycopodium clavatum
Salmonberry (4)
Rubus spectabilis
Scaly Hedgehog (2)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scaly Vase Chanterelle (2)
Turbinellus floccosus
Sheep Polypore (1)
Albatrellus ovinus
Signal Crayfish (2)
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Single-flowered Clintonia (11)
Clintonia uniflora
Sitka Mountain-ash (6)
Sorbus sitchensis
Slender Bog Orchid (5)
Platanthera stricta
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (1)
Caltha leptosepala
Snowshoe Hare (2)
Lepus americanus
Solitary Sandpiper (1)
Tringa solitaria
Sooty Grouse (1)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spiny-spore Quillwort (1)
Isoetes echinospora
Spring Agrocybe (1)
Agrocybe praecox
Spruce Grouse (7)
Canachites canadensis
Square-twigged Huckleberry (5)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Streamside Moss (1)
Scouleria aquatica
Subalpine Fir (5)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Fleabane (2)
Erigeron glacialis
Subalpine Waxycap (1)
Hygrophorus subalpinus
Sweet-smelling Hydnellum (2)
Hydnellum suaveolens
Tall White Bog Orchid (7)
Platanthera dilatata
Thimbleberry (2)
Rubus parviflorus
Tinker's-penny (1)
Hypericum anagalloides
Towering Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Twinflower (6)
Linnaea borealis
Vanilla-leaf (2)
Achlys triphylla
Varied Rag Lichen (1)
Platismatia glauca
Varied Thrush (1)
Ixoreus naevius
Vine Maple (1)
Acer circinatum
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Western Dwarf Dogwood (17)
Cornus unalaschkensis
Western False Asphodel (6)
Triantha occidentalis
Western Golden Groundsel (1)
Packera pseudaurea
Western Hemlock (1)
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Painted Suillus (1)
Suillus lakei
Western Quillwort (1)
Isoetes occidentalis
Western Toad (3)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (2)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (17)
Xerophyllum tenax
Western White Pine (1)
Pinus monticola
White-flowered Rhododendron (14)
Rhododendron albiflorum
White-veined Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola picta
Woodland Beardtongue (2)
Nothochelone nemorosa
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
Wrinkled Cortinaria (2)
Cortinarius caperatus
Yellow Skunk Cabbage (1)
Lysichiton americanus
Yellow Tooth Fungus (1)
Hydnum repandum
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (2)
Ramaria aurantiisiccescens
a fungus (1)
Boletus fibrillosus
a fungus (1)
Caloboletus rubripes
a fungus (1)
Cantharellus roseocanus
a fungus (1)
Armillaria gallica
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius pinguis
a fungus (1)
Entoloma formosum
a fungus (1)
Gastroboletus ruber
a fungus (1)
Lactarius kauffmanii
a fungus (1)
Lactarius pallescens
a fungus (2)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (1)
Neoalbatrellus subcaeruleoporus
a fungus (1)
Phlegmacium variosimile
a fungus (2)
Aureoboletus mirabilis
a fungus (1)
Ramaria longispora
a fungus (1)
Tricholoma murrillianum
a fungus (1)
Truncocolumella citrina
Federally Listed Species (9)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Mount Rainier White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura rainierensisThreatened
Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (7)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens rufescens
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (7)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

Pacific Northwest Dry Silver Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,364 ha
GNR44.5%
Pacific Northwest Dry Silver Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,122 ha
GNR36.6%
GNR6.7%
GNR5.3%
Pacific Northwest Wooded Lava Flow
Tree / Conifer · 68 ha
GNR2.2%
GNR1.5%
GNR1.2%

Horseshoe

Horseshoe Roadless Area

Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington · 7,579 acres